The Huron Sunrise Trail is a bicycle and

hiking trail A trail, also known as a path or track, is an unpaved lane or small road usually passing through a natural area. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a path or footpath is the preferred term for a pedestrian or hiking trail. The ...

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that follows a section of the shoreline of Lake Huron north and west of

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. The trail, which is contained entirely within

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, largely follows a section of the former roadbed of the

Detroit and Mackinac Railway The Detroit and Mackinac Railway , informally known as the "Turtle Line", was a railroad in the northeastern part of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The railroad had its main offices and shops in Tawas City with its main line ...

. The trail connects a series of recreational areas that were used as

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for smelter stone and construction aggregate, which are major industries of Presque Isle County. The trail also connects a key harbor, used in former times to ship the aggregate, with the lighthouse that guarded the freight boats on their way to markets in Lake Michigan. Points of interest along the trail, from south to north, include: * Rogers City * Hoeft State Park * Forty Mile Point Light

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